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Mount Carbon West Virginia Map

Explore Mount Carbon, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Carbon, West Virginia

How to Use This Mount Carbon, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Carbon, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Carbon.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Carbon
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Fayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.137885
Longitude	-81.285666
Population	341
Density	883.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	25139, 25031
Area Code	304
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Fayette County School District

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About Mount Carbon, West Virginia

Mount Carbon is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 341. The population density is 883.6 people per km². Mount Carbon is located at 38.1379°N, 81.2857°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25139, 25031.

Mount Carbon defines the heavy, verdant horizon where the steep, timbered slopes of the earth press close against the persistent, dark flow of the Kanawha River. It lies 23.9 miles southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 128°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north-northwest of Oak Hill. The air here holds a permanent dampness, a cool exhalation from the depths of Tucker Hollow that settles into the shadows long before the sun disappears behind the crests. Sunlight does not merely illuminate the landscape; it filters through the dense canopy of hardwood, casting long, bruised purples across the moss-slicked shale and the jagged, industrial debris that remains as the silent punctuation of the terrain. The proximity of the Kanawha Falls, four miles distant, provides a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates through the bedrock, grounding the settlement in a perpetual, tectonic restlessness.

Mount Carbon carries the weight of a history carved in soot and ambition, its identity forged in the era when coal extraction dictated the rhythm of every breath drawn in the valley. The economy, once tethered to the relentless output of the mines, has evolved into a quieter, more observant existence, where the remnants of iron tracks serve as rusted relics of a vanished, frantic industry. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has outlived its own primary purpose, finding a strange, melancholy grace in the quiet activity at the nearby Boomer Ball Field. While the grander, distant heights of the Appalachian Mountains remain merely a suggestion of scale on the far periphery of vision, the local character remains defined by a stubborn, interior independence that recognizes the value of silence in the wake of a noisy, extraction-driven past.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boomer Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 011° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 011° N
Murtau Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 314° NW
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 080° E
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 079° E
London Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 310° NW
Fayette County Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 120° SE
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 097° E
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 105° E · 53k acres
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 098° E
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 097° E
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 250° W
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 056° NE · 5,067 acres
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 120° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 121° SE
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 110° E
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 166° S
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 144° SE
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 147° SE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 151° SE
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 15.3 mi, 138° SE
Rush Run Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 135° SE
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 123° SE
Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 231° SW
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 151° SE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 147° SE
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 159° S
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 308° NW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 307° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 36.5 mi, 073° E · 922k acres

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